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ANNVILLE, Pa. - Brittany Vojta survived boot camp. It was high school she couldn't make it through. Now, however, she has benefited from a program the National Guard started this year in Pennsylvania for privates who drop out of high school after signing up.
In an old barracks at Fort Indiantown Gap, the 18-year-old Cleveland woman and other dropouts spent three intensive weeks in class this summer to help them pass their GEDs — so they would meet the minimal educational requirement for staying in the Guard.
Military opens door to more dropouts - Yahoo! News (broken link)
I don't see the problem here. Not many people I know of would readily drop out of high school for boot camp. The only thing I see out of it is that the National Guard is taking people who currently can't get a decent paying job, helping them get a GED, and giving them the opportunity to learn a skill to push them ahead in life.
That's great. I know somebody who did this in the Navy. His mom pulled him out of high school to make him get a job to assist with bills. Navy recruiter enticed him into coming in. During boot camp, he worked extra hard and got a GED, and he's now an OS (helps navigate the ship). So now he's got a decent paying job to help his mother, he's got a GED, and he has a career.
I don't see the problem here. Not many people I know of would readily drop out of high school for boot camp. The only thing I see out of it is that the National Guard is taking people who currently can't get a decent paying job, helping them get a GED, and giving them the opportunity to learn a skill to push them ahead in life.
That's great. I know somebody who did this in the Navy. His mom pulled him out of high school to make him get a job to assist with bills. Navy recruiter enticed him into coming in. During boot camp, he worked extra hard and got a GED, and he's now an OS (helps navigate the ship). So now he's got a decent paying job to help his mother, he's got a GED, and he has a career.
At least he's TRYING to make his life better.
Couldn't agree more, seems like a smart approach for both the individual and the military. Closest thing I have seen to a win/win situation in a long time.
Maybe boot camp is something a lot of young people need who are having a hard time staying in school or dropping out. They need motivation or a feeling of accomplishment they are not getting in a traditional school setting. Not everyone was meant to learn calculus, english literature, art history or the pressure of performing on the playing field.
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